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Academia Nacional de Idiomas: Article

The document discusses the use of articles in English. There are three types of articles: indefinite articles (a, an), the definite article (the), and no article. The indefinite articles refer to something not specifically known, while the definite article refers to something already mentioned or known. No article is used for things in general, sports, uncountable nouns, and country names without modifiers.

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Academia Nacional de Idiomas: Article

The document discusses the use of articles in English. There are three types of articles: indefinite articles (a, an), the definite article (the), and no article. The indefinite articles refer to something not specifically known, while the definite article refers to something already mentioned or known. No article is used for things in general, sports, uncountable nouns, and country names without modifiers.

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ACADEMIA NACIONAL

DE IDIOMAS
ARTICLE
MIEMBER:
EVELING RODRIGUEZ
SHEYLA MERCADO
PABLO TELLEZ
FEBRARY 8, 2015

An article is a kind of adjective which is always used


with and gives some information about a noun. There
are three articles in english. You also need to know
when not to use an article.

1. INDEFINITE ARTICLES - A AND AN(DETERMINERS)


Aandanare the indefinite articles. They refer to
something not specifically known to the person you are
communicating with.

Aandanare used before nouns that introduce


something or someone you have not mentioned before:
For example
"I sawanelephant this morning."
"I ateabanana for lunch.
Aandanare also used when talking about your
profession:

For example
"I amanEnglish teacher."
"I amabuilder."

You use a when the noun you are referring to begins


with a consonant (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s,
t, v, w, x, y or z), for example, "a city", "a factory",
and "a HOTEL ".
You use an when the noun you are referring to begins
with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u)
Note! If the next word begins with a consonant sound
when we say it, for example, "university" then we use
a. If the next word begins with a vowel sound when we
say it, for example "hour" then we use an.

2. Definite Article - the


(determiners)

We use the when you have already mentioned the thing


you are talking about.

For example:
"She's got two children; a girl and a
boy.
The girl's eight and the boy's fourteen.

We use the to talk about geographical points on the globe.


For example: the North Pole, the equator

We use the to talk about rivers, oceans and seas


For example: the Nile, the Pacific, the English channel

We also use the before certain nouns when we know there


is only one of a particular thing.
For example: Therain,thesun,thewind,theworld,

theearth, theWhite House etc.

However if you want to describe a particular instance of these


you should use a/an.
For example:
"I could hear the wind." / "There's a cold wind blowing."
What are your plans for the future?" / "She has a promising
future ahead of her.
The is also used to say that a particular person or thing being
mentioned is the best, most famous, etc. In this use, 'the' is
usually given strong pronunciation whether or not it preceeds a
vowel:
For example:
"Harry's Bar is the place to go."
"You don't mean you met the Tony Blair, do you?
!Note - The doesn't mean all:
For example:
"The books are expensive." = (Not all books are expensive,
just the ones I'm talking about.)
"Books are expensive." = (All books are expensive.)

3. No article
We usually use no article to talk about things in general.
Inflation is rising.
People are worried about rising crime. (Note! People generally,
so no article)
You do not use an article when talking about sports.
For example:
My son plays football.
Tennis is expensive.
You do not use an article before uncountable nouns when talking
about them generally.
For example:
Information is important to any organization.
Coffee is bad for you.

You do not use an article before the names of countries


except where they indicate multiple areas or contain the
words (state(s), kindom, republic, union). Kingdom, state,
republic and union are nouns, so they need an article.
No article - Italy, Mexico, Bolivia, Englan
For example:
Use the - the UK (United Kingdom), the USA (United States of
America), the Irish Republic.
Multiple areas! the Netherlands, the Philippines, the British
Isles

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